ELA VOCAB Flashcards
Brooding
showing deep unhappiness; to mope over something; to sulk about something
Clamber
climb or move in an awkward and difficult way, typically using both hands and feet.
Contemptuous
scornful
crafty
scheming; ruthlessly determined
entranced
filled with wonder and delight
rampart
a defensive wall of a castle or walled city; a defensive or protective barrier
spurned
reject with disdain or contempt
wary
feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
edifice
a building, especially a large, imposing one
lament
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow
Leprosy
a contagious disease that affects the skin, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities
divert
draw (the attention) of someone away from something
Forestalled
act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something
Apprehensive
viewing the future with anxiety or alarm; feeling or showing fear about what’s to come
petulant
irritable; childishly sulky or bad-tempered
weary
feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep
monolithic
characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity; imposing in size or bulk or solidity
Monotonous
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
waning
a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent of something; pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
